Two studies were conducted to determine growth and fattening performance of Yankasa rams fed complete containing urea and lime treated groundnut (Arachis hypogaea) shell. The shell was treated with 5% urea, 5% lime and 2.5% of urea and lime for each known weight of the shell (50g/kg shell). In the first study four treatment diets were formulated c... Continue Reading
Two feeding trials were conducted to evaluate the effect of sweet potato and sweet potato peel meals on the growth and laying performance of Japanese quails (Coturnix coturnix japonica). One thousand Five hundred and six Japanese quails were used for the study. In experiment 1, three hundred mixed sexes of 2 weeks old Japanese quails (mean weight 3... Continue Reading
Sorghum (sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) is an important staple food grain that is grown among smallholder farmers. The yield is low due to inherent low soil fertility because resource poor farmers apply little to no fertilizer to their land due to economic and social factors. The objective of the study was to provide recommendations for optimizing y... Continue Reading
Studies were conducted to investigate the effect of mixed Gmelina arborea and Moringa oleifera leaf meal inclusion on the performance of Red Sokoto goats fed Digitaria smutsii hay based complete diets. Gmelina arborea and Moringa oleifera leaf meals were mixed at the ratio of 3:1 and included at 0, 10, 20 and 30% in a 40 % D. smutsii hay base. In t... Continue Reading
A field trial was conducted during the wet season of 2016 at two locations, one at Samaru (11o11’N, 7o 38’E 686 meters above sea level) in the Northern Guinea savannah and the other at Bagauda (11’37N, 8 o 23’E, 500 meter above sea level) in the Sudan savannah of Nigeria, to study the performance of two soybean varieties... Continue Reading
An experiment was conducted in two stages. The first stage was to investigate the effect of soaking duration on the proximate composition and anti-nutritional factors (ANFs) of soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merril), while the second stage was to evaluate the performance of Friesian x Bunaji calves fed different ratios of soy:cow milk. In stage one of ... Continue Reading
The study analyzed the food security status and the coping strategies adopted by rural farm households against food insecurity in Kaduna State, Nigeria. Primary data were used for the study and the research work was conducted in 2015. Structured questionnaire was used to collect data from rural farm households. The list of rural farm households fr... Continue Reading
Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) is one of the major crops susceptible to Aspergillus flavus infection and subsequent aflatoxin contamination which adversely affects its production and utilization in the small holder setting. Although there are several management strategies that may reduce aflatoxin contamination of groundnuts, the pre-eminent stra... Continue Reading
Field trials were conducted during the rainy seasons of 2012 and2013 at the Research Farms of the Institute for Agricultural Research, Ahmadu Bello University, Samaru, Zaria and the College of Agriculture and Animal Science, Mando Kaduna, in the northern Guinea savanna zone of Nigeria. The treatments consisted of six levels of weed control (S-meto... Continue Reading
Rice is one of the main staple food crops and its demand is rapidly increasing in West Africa, hence there is need to increase its production at lower production costs through adequate N management with appropriate varieties.Nitrogen (N) management is one of the key inputs in rice production, especially in the savanna soils which is usually associa... Continue Reading
This study was carried out to evaluate the growth performance and nutrient digestibility of dromedary camel fed diets containing varying levels of dried Faidherbia albida (F. Albida) leaves. Four male camels weighing on average 228.51kg were randomly allocated to 4 diets containing 0, 10, 20 and 30% dried F. Albida leaves in a 4x4 Latin Square Desi... Continue Reading
This study was carried out to evaluate the growth performance and nutrient digestibility of dromedary camel fed diets containing varying levels of dried Faidherbia albida (F. Albida) leaves. Four male camels weighing on average 228.51kg were randomly allocated to 4 diets containing 0, 10, 20 and 30% dried F. Albida leaves in a 4x4 Latin Square Desi... Continue Reading
The aim of the study was to determine the normal range of some physiological, haematological and serum biochemical parameters and how these vary with sex, age and location under tropical savannah conditions in Northwestern Nigerian donkeys. The study was conducted by taking vital signs and blood samples from 125 donkeys across three states in North... Continue Reading
A long-term field experiment was established in 2003 at the Institute for Agricultural Research, (I.A.R) Samaru, northern Guinea savanna of Nigeria to evaluate the effect of N fertilizer on maize grown in rotation with maize, cowpea and soybean. Continue Reading
Two field trials were conducted during the wet season of 2016, one at Samaru (11o11’N, 7o 38’E 686 meters above sea level) in the northern Guinea savannah and the other at Bagauda (11’37N, 8 o 23’E, 500meter above sea level) in the Sudan savannah of Nigeria, to study the performance of two soybean varieties as influenced... Continue Reading